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Afghanistan quake kills at least 1,000, deadliest in decades

A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest quakes in decades. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise.

Quake rattles Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least seven people

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake killed at least seven people and injured dozens more when it struck inland near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, officials said.

Rescuers search for survivors after deadly Afghan quake

Rescuers searched Tuesday for survivors of a powerful earthquake in a remote western region of Afghanistan that killed at least 22 people and caused "massive" damage to buildings, officials said.

At least 300 killed in magnitude 7.2 quake in Haiti

At least 304 people died and hundreds were injured or missing after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, authorities said, reducing churches, hotels and homes to rubble in the latest tragedy to hit the impoverished Caribbean nation.

Five-magnitude earthquake hits northwest Iran

A moderate earthquake of five magnitude shook parts of the city of Naqadeh in Iran's West Azerbaijan Province on Friday evening.

Magnitude 5.2 quake hits SW Iran

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck Iran’s southwestern province of Ilam on Sunday.

Major quake hits Iran's southern port; no damage to Bushehr nuclear plant

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Quake-stricken victims in SW Iran to receive compensation

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Water, electricity supplies restored after strong quake hits Iran’s southwest

Water and electricity have been restored to villages and towns in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in southwestern Iran, which has been hit by a powerful earthquake.

President urges speedy relief operations in quake-stricken areas

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged speedy relief operations in quake-stricken areas in the southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad.

Iran voices readiness to help quake-hit Indonesia

Islamic Republic of Iran Red Crescent Society (IRSC) announced readiness to render assistance to the victims of a 6.2-Richter earthquake that hit Sulawesi Island in Indonesia early Friday morning.

Mild quake shakes northwest Iran

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on Richter scale jolted Iran’s northwest town of Qotour near the Turkish border on Sunday.

Aegean quake toll rises to 116 as Turkey ends search

Turkey on Wednesday ended search and rescue efforts in the rubble of buildings that collapsed as a result of Friday’s strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea, after the death toll crept up to 116 in the western city of Izmir and a Greek island.

Four-year-old girl rescued 91 hours after Turkey quake: Mayor

A four-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble 91 hours after a powerful earthquake hit western Turkey, killing more than 100 people, the local mayor and AFP reporters at the scene said.

Old man pulled out alive after 34 hours in Turkey as quake toll hits 64

Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 64 people and injuring more than 900.